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FIBER TREATING DEVICE.

APPucATIoN F|LED1UNE15, 191B.

Patented May 27, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

IIIIIII I I `IIIIIIIIIII HOWARD M. DUDLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FIBER-TREATING DEVICE.

" To all 'whom t may cof/wem v Beuit known that I, HOWARD M. DDLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia, county' of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Fiber-Treating Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact.A

specication.

l My invention relates to dyeing devices and refers particularly to devices suitable for the dyeing or treatingwith liquids of wound ber forms, such as warpballs, cops, etc. Y

The successful dyeing of wound bers is dependent upon the equal and uniform passage of the dye liquor through the wound ber mass and my invention presents a device whereby this may be readily, and economically accom lished.

One of the obJects of my invention is a foraminous device around which the ber is wound.

Another object of my invention is adevice in which the dyeing liquid may be caused to pass evenly and uniformly through the device upon which the ber is wound, and hence evenly and uniformly through the ber wound thereon. y Another object of my invention is a foraminous device .upon which the ber is wound and which will allow the compression of a series of such wound bers and the uniform passage of a liquid'therethrough. V Another object of ,my invention isa de- V vice in which the wound ber after compression will be heldin a fixed position free from disturbance during the passage of the liquid therethrough.

A- These and .other objects of my invention will be evident upon a consideration of the specication and drawings. Y Y

.As each individual warp ball, cop, vor similar form contains only a limited length of ber, itis essential that a number of such forms be treated v simultaneously in order that the operation may be economical, and as the passage of a liquid through such a ber mass in one direction only is liable to `form liquid passages through which the liquid passes more freely than through the other portions, 'it is advantageous to employ a device which will allow of the passage of such liquid in reverse directions through the' ber mass.

Myy invention discloses a device whereby Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 27, 1919.

Application filed J' une 15, 1918. Serial No. 240,219.

these advantageous results may be obtained, and comprises broadly 'a foraminous spindle withjcompressible and eXtensible sides, withmi which spindle is a hollow foraminous core capable of evenly diifusing a liquid through theforaminous spindle.

Inthe accompanying drawings illustrating one form of myldevice,jsimilar parts are designated by slmllar numerals.. i V L ,f

Flgure-l 1s a vertlcal cross-section of one form of my device inclosed .in a dyeing recep-tacle. l

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my device with the berv wound thereon. Y

Fig. 3 is asection through the line 3-3 of Fig. y showing two lforaminous spindles and cores.V .t 1 a Fig. 4: is 4 a broken enlarged side plan view of the` spiral member with the Vbar through which it passes.

Fig. 5 is a cross-section of a modified form of bar and the spiral member passing therethrough. v f Y Fig. 6 is a broken top plan view showing the positioning members of the spindle bars.

The particular form of the spindle of my device, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, comprises a spiral spring 10 passing through openings 11, 11 in a series of extended members, or bars, 12, 12, the holes 11, 11 being suiciently large to allow of the free movement ofthe spiral spring 10 therethrough.-

,The end of the spiral spring 10 is curved inwardly to allow it topass a bar l2. Each bar 12'carries a series ofeXtended members 12', 12 to prevent the barsffrom sliding toward each other'into positions less than the lengthv ofthe members12, 12', the lobject ofthe members 12', 12 being to prevent the bars `12, 12 from sliding togetherand thus causing a collapse of the spindle.

The core of thedevice as--illustrated, comprises a hollow foraminous member 13 formed yby aV series ofinwardly an'djoutwardly extended angular members. having tom 21 by means of the screw bolts 22, 22. The bottom 21 is connected by means ofthe pipe 23 to a source of liquid supply and is also connected to the drain pipe 24, carrying the valve 25. The flange 18 is movably connected to the flange 26 of the top 27, by means of the wing-screw bolts 28, 28, which pass through an opening in the flange 26 and thread within an opening in the flange 18. A pipe 29 connects the top 27 with a source of liquid supply. The top 27 has an annular partition 30 which is eXtended inwardly into the stepped member 31, 32, 33. The annular hollow step 31 forms a tubular opening' 34. The step 32 has two inwardly extended members 35 and 36 spaced fromv each other and forming a recess 37. The member 36 conforms to the serrated outline of the core 13. v The top 27 also contains an extended annular member 38 capable of close engagement with the inner face of the tubular member 17 and slidable thereon.

Integral with the lower portion of the interior of the cylinder 17 is an annular member 38 and its supporting members 39, 39. The member 38 has the two inwardly eX- tended members 40 and 41 spaced from each other and forming the recess 42. The member 41 conforms to the serrated outline of the core.13.

The operation of the device is as follows:

A series of spindles is wound with the fiber 100, 100. A core is then placed within the dyeing receptacle, the outer face of the lower portion of which abuts tightly upon the inner face of the member 41, forming a tight joint therewith. A series of wound spindles is then placed within the dyeing chamber and around the core 13, the eX- tended members 12, 12 of adjacent spindles being staggered with respect to each other and the lower extended members 12, 12 of the lower spindle being situated within the recess 42. The top 27 is then placed upon the device, the upper extended members of the upper spindle being situated within the recess 37.

The top 27 is then moved inwardlyv by means of the wing screw bolts 28, 28. By this means the member 33 presses downwardly upon the top wound fiber, thus compressing all of the wound fibers within the dyeing chamber, the annular member 38 making a tight joint within the cylindrical member 17. Y

As the fiber is thus compressed, it is forced against the extended members 12, 12

which are held tightly thereagainst by means of the spiral spring 10, .thus holding the fiber free from movement during the dyeing operation. A dye liquor is then force( through the pipe 23 and thus passes through the bottom 21, the dyeing chamber 16, the wound fiber 100, the foraminous spindle into the interior of the foraminous core the receptacle 16 from which it passesV through the bottom 21 and the pipe 23 for continuous circulation.

It is to be noted that the construction of the foraminous core 13 is of such a character as to allow the liquid passing therethrough to be impinged equally and evenly over the inner surface of the wound fibers and that the construction of the spindle is such as to allow this equal and uniform impinging of the liquid to be unimpeded, thus allowing the circulation of the liquid tobe even and uniform through all portions of the various wound fibers. v

In Fig. 5, the cylindrical bars 12, 12 are replaced by semi-cylindrical bars, one of which 50 is shown herewith. Y

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number orarrangement of parts as described and shown, all of which may be varied without going beyond the `scope of my invention as described and claimed.

What I claim is A 1. In afiber treating device, in combination, a spindle comprising a spiral spring carrying a series of spaced members.

2. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a spindle comprising a spiral spring carrying a series of spaced bars.

3. In a liber treating device, in combination, a series ofv spacedu members having openings therethrough and a spiral spring passing through said openings and supporting said members. Y

4. In a fiber treating device, 7in combination, a. series of spaced bars having openings therethrough and a spiral spring passing through said openings and supporting the bars. A 1

5. In a liber treating device, in combination, a hollow foraminous core, a foraminous spindle spaced from-the core andl vcomprising a spiral spring carrying a series of spaced members. Y

`6. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a hollow foraminous core, a foraminous spindle spaced from the core and comprising a spiral spring carrying a series of spaced bars.

7. In a liber treating device, in combination, an angular hollow foraminous core,

a foraminous spindle spaced from the core tion, an angular hollow foraminous core, a

foraminous spindle spaced from the core and comprising a spiral spring carrying a series of spaced bars.

9. In a fiber treating devicein combination, a hollow foraminous core, a foraminous spindle spaced from the core and comprising arseries of spaced members having openings 'therethrough and a spiral spring passing through said openings and support- 10 ing said members.

- 10. In a fiber treating device, in combination, a hollow foraminous core, a foraminous spindle spaced fromthe core and comprising a series of spaced bars having openings therethrough and a spiral spring passing through said openings and supporting said bars. Y

- Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 4th day of May, 1918. Y

HOWARD M. DUDLEY,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents; Washington, D. 0. 

